The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

but for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.

He cannot ravish. He can only woo.

If you can’t see the feelings in a donkey, a ship, or a delicate tool, then it’s just as easy to not see them in your brother or sister when you can profit by treating them badly.

We have to be active if we want to see revival and the glory of God in our country

A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn from him who knows.

I want so badly to believe that there is truth, that love is real. And I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd.

Jace knew he was being cruel, and he barely cared. Hurting people he loved was almost as good as hurting himself when he was in this kind of mood.

I don't think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence attached to it, apart from the practitioners of it.

A spirit is a great definition for me.

There are only two reasons why a woman doesn't pick up her phone. She either likes him too much or hates him too much.